Reason in a Dark Time: Why the Struggle Against Climate Change Failed ― and What It Means for Our Future
From the 1992 Rio Earth Summit to the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Conference there was a concerted international effort to stop climate change.
Ice-free Arctic may happen much sooner than predicted so far: study
While Arctic sea ice volume and extent continue to dip each year, a new study has found out that salinity in snow cover affects accuracy of …
Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States
An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations that contradict the standard …
Are We Screwed?: How a New Generation is Fighting to Survive Climate Change
A declaration of resistance, and a roadmap for radical change, from the generation that will be most screwed by climate change.
Climate change, the hidden hand
Anthony McMichael takes us on a tour across epochs, showing how collapse of civilisations has roots in climate change
Fighting over Anne Frank's legacy
The Diary of a Young Girl chronicling her life and times under Nazi fascism is still shackled by copyright laws
Illegal and ignominious world of wildlife trafficking
Analysing the magnitude and international nature of illegal trade of Indian wildlife species
Seeking a fair price for drugs
The WHO is working on finding a fair pricing model for medicines but will Big Pharma accept it?
Sister Solar System and Earth's cousins
After discovering Earth-like planets in 2014 and 2015, the NASA took a step towards finding life outside our own solar system by discovering a …
Wannabe Noahs
Scientists are trying to bring back extinct animals from the dead, throwing open the Pandora's box
In a Trump world, can Africa be great again?
Africa was a policy priority for previous three administrations—Clinton, Bush and Obama. But can US contribute to Africa’s growth …
TPP has been trumped
Donald Trump's first priority is to withdraw the US from the Pacific Rim mega trade pact—and that's good news
266 years of changing climate
June 2016 was the second warmest June in satellite temperature records, according to a press release by the University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH).…
'Pulses contribute to diversified diet and are a potential source of income'
As we celebrate the declaration of 2016 as the International Year of Pulses, FAO's William Murray discussses their nutritional benefits
'Indigenous communities are key stakeholders in the climate change talks'
Ekai Nabenyo, 24, is the founder and chair of the Lorengelup Community Development Initiative, Kenya. An ethnic Turkana tribesman, he talks to …
'Science is evidence that current American diets are far from sustainable'
Laura MacCleery of regulatory affairs at Centre for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) decodes what the new dietary recommendations on …
13 smarter ways to fight wildlife crime
Poachers will run out of luck with countries using these promising technological tools to detect wildlife crime and step up law enforcement
Ice Age heat waves might have killed mammoths, says study
Abrupt warming, which resembles the human-made global warming of today, may have driven the mammoths’ extinction
Collision recourse at CERN
Mammoth experiments are under way to test various theories of particle physics. The next stage of experiments is expected to help us understand …
‘Cancel all debt’: Activists disrupt IMF, World Bank annual meet
Call for reparations as solution for stabilising global economy during debt restructuring panel
Stop attacking health workers, cease hostilities in Ukraine: WHO
Attacks on health workers have led to at least 12 deaths and 34 injuries in Ukraine since February 24
New guidelines on abortion care will help prevent more than 25 million unsafe abortions: WHO
WHO has released more than 50 recommendations that include clinical practice, health care delivery and law and policy interventions to support …
Air pollution kills 7 million people annually: WHO
Up to one-third of deaths from heart attack, stroke, lung cancer and chronic respiratory diseases are caused by air pollution, says World Health …
Child health programme failed to deliver in 100 countries: WHO
A paper presented at the Alma Ata declaration said less than half of the women in the world get the four mandatory ante-natal check-ups done
Internet could become a victim of climate change soon: study
It says 6,500 km of fibre-optic cables are under threat of being submerged by water by 2033